[meteorite-list] Object Seen Streaking Over Florida

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5419908&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

What was that flying object?
MyFox Orland
January 7, 2008

POINCIANA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- FOX 35 viewer, Alexandra
Gregory captured these spectacular images of an object -- what appears
to be a meteor -- streaking through the sky on Tuesday, January 7, as
seen from Poinciana.

According to NASA, beginning each New Year and lasting for nearly a
week, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower can be witnessed across the night sky
for nearly all viewers around the world, though Monday's sighting in
Central Florida has not been confirmed as being related this annual
interstellar phenomenon. 

The term meteor comes from the Greek meteoron, meaning phenomenon in the
sky.  Solarviews.com describes a meteor as a streak of light produced as
matter in the solar system falls into Earth's atmosphere creating
temporary incandescence resulting from atmospheric friction. This
typically occurs at heights of 50 to 70 miles above Earth's surface. A
meteorite is a meteoroid that reaches the surface of the Earth without
being completely vaporized.

The International Meteorite Collectors Association offers extensive
records which show occurrences of meteorites striking man-made objects,
animals and even people!  You can see a list of such events, including
one reported strike in Orlando in 2004, by clicking here.
<http://imca.repetti.net/metinfo/metstruck.html>